Rig Veda Sukta 95
Mandala 8Sukta 958 Mantras

Sukta 95

Sukta 8.95

Devata

Indra

هذا النشيدُ استدعاءٌ لإندرا يتمحور حول قربان السُّوما: إذ يُقال إنَّ العَصْراتِ المضيئةَ تَجري نحو إندرا، ويُحثُّ على أن يشربَ الجَوهرَ المُعَدَّ وأن يدخلَ في أعمالِ المُضَحّي. وبالمديح (giraḥ, ukthāni) «يُنمّي» الشعراءُ إندرا، سائلين أن يظفروا بقواه الكثيرة—الثروةَ، والنصرَ، والقوّةَ (vāja) التي تتغلّب على العوائق الشبيهة بفِرترا. ويُبرزُ تكرارٌ ذو نبرة لازمةٍ «طُهرَ» (śuddha) إندرا، مُصوِّرًا إيّاه قدرةً مُنقّاةً مُجلِّيةً تمنح الكنوزَ وتُحطِّمُ الموانع.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.95

Mantras

Mantra 2

आ त्वा शुक्रा अचुच्यवुः सुतास इन्द्र गिर्वणः । पिबा त्वस्यान्धस इन्द्र विश्वासु ते हितम् ॥

إليك جرتِ العَصاراتُ المضيئة، يا إندرا، مُحِبَّ الترتيل. فاشربْ إذن من جوهرِ هذا السُّوما، يا إندرا—ذلك المُعَدَّ لك في جميع حركاتِنا.

Mantra 3

पिबा सोमं मदाय कमिन्द्र श्येनाभृतं सुतम् । त्वं हि शश्वतीनां पती राजा विशामसि ॥

اشربِ السُّوما للنشوة، يا إندرا—هذا العصير المعصور الذي جاء به الصقر السريع. فأنت حقًّا السيّد الدائم، ملكُ الشعوب؛ الحاكمُ على القوى الكثيرة في داخلنا.

Mantra 4

श्रुधी हवं तिरश्च्या इन्द्र यस्त्वा सपर्यति । सुवीर्यस्य गोमतो रायस्पूर्धि महाँ असि ॥

اسمعِ النداء، يا إندرا، حتى من المسالك الجانبية—نداءَ من يعبدك ويخدمك. واملأه ثراءً غنياً بالقطعان المضيئة، وبوفرةِ البأس البطولي؛ فإنك أنتَ الواسعُ العظيم.

Mantra 5

इन्द्र यस्ते नवीयसीं गिरं मन्द्रामजीजनत् । चिकित्विन्मनसं धियं प्रत्नामृतस्य पिप्युषीम् ॥

يا إندرا، إنّ من أخرج لك قولاً أحدثَ مُفرِحاً—يُنشئ بفكرٍ ذي تمييزٍ خاطرًا؛ إلهامًا قديماً من رِتا (النظام الحقّ) يكتمل نماؤه في الداخل.

Mantra 6

तमु ष्टवाम यं गिर इन्द्रमुक्थानि वावृधुः । पुरूण्यस्य पौंस्या सिषासन्तो वनामहे ॥

إيّاه نريد أن نسبّح—إندرا الذي نمَّته الكلماتُ والأقوالُ المهيبة. وإذ نبتغي أن ننال قواه الرجولية الكثيرة، نجتهد أن نكسبها لنا مُلكًا: قوى الكينونة الظافرة.

Mantra 7

एतो न्विन्द्रं स्तवाम शुद्धं शुद्धेन साम्ना । शुद्धैरुक्थैर्वावृध्वांसं शुद्ध आशीर्वान्ममत्तु ॥

فهلمّ، لنسبّح إندرا الطاهر بترنيمةٍ طاهرة؛ وبأقوالٍ طاهرة نقوّيه—فليطرب فينا القوّةُ الطاهرةُ الحاملةُ للمنح، ولتملأ الكينونةَ ببركتها.

Mantra 8

इन्द्र शुद्धो न आ गहि शुद्धः शुद्धाभिरूतिभिः । शुद्धो रयिं नि धारय शुद्धो ममद्धि सोम्यः ॥

يا إندرا، أيها الطاهر، تعال إلينا بعونٍ طاهر. طاهرًا، أرسِ فينا فيضَ الكينونة؛ وطاهرًا، أبهِجْنا بصفتك ربَّ السوما—لكي تُقيم القوّةُ المُصفّاةُ حياتَنا على نظامٍ قويمٍ وفرح.

Mantra 9

इन्द्र शुद्धो हि नो रयिं शुद्धो रत्नानि दाशुषे । शुद्धो वृत्राणि जिघ्नसे शुद्धो वाजं सिषाससि ॥

يا إندرا، أيّها الطاهر، إنك حقًّا وفرتُنا؛ طاهرًا تمنح الرَّتْنَة (ratna)—الكنوز النفيسة—لِمُقَدِّمِ القُربان. طاهرًا تَصرَعُ فِرْتْرَا (Vṛtra)—قوى العَرقلة؛ وطاهرًا تُوقِظُ فينا فاجا (vāja)—فيضَ القوّة وطاقةَ الظَّفَر.

Inside Sukta 95

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    The hymn opens by drawing Indra near: the bright Soma pressings ‘flow’ to him and he is urged to drink what is set out in the sacrificer’s activities.

  2. Development

    Praise and solemn utterance are presented as forces that build Indra up; the worshippers seek to win and possess his many ‘man-powers’ for victory and well-being.

  3. Climax

    The declaration of Indra as ‘śuddha’ (pure/clarified) intensifies the vision: in purity he grants wealth and treasures, and in purity he smites Vṛtra-like obstacles and awakens vāja.

  4. Where it settles

    The hymn resolves in confident petition—having invoked, praised, and ‘strengthened’ Indra through Soma and speech, the poets rest their hope on his purified power to secure abundance and triumph.

The deity: Indra

  • In the VedaIndra is the gīrvāṇa (lover of chants), the foremost receiver of Soma, and the heroic slayer of Vṛtra and other obstructions. He is praised as the giver of rayi (wealth/plenitude) and ratna (treasures) to the dāśuṣ (the offering worshipper), and as the awakener of vāja—victorious energy.
  • Cosmic functionHe releases and sets in motion the blocked powers (waters, light, vitality) by shattering constraint; he sustains the order of effective action by granting strength, victory, and abundance to those aligned with ṛta through sacrifice.
  • Inner significanceIndra signifies the illumined will and courageous force in the human being: the power that drinks the ‘Soma’ of clarified inspiration, breaks inner resistance (vṛtra), and establishes energetic mastery (vāja) across one’s works.

Famous verses

ā tvā śukrā acucyavuḥ sutāsaḥ
Verse 8.95.2Programmatic Soma-invitation: it links the flowing pressings with Indra’s approach and the drinking of andhas (Soma essence), establishing the hymn’s ritual purpose.Read verse 8.95.2 →
तमु ष्टवाम यं गिर इन्द्रमुक्थानि वावृधुः । पुरूण्यस्य पौंस्या सिषासन्तो वनामहे ॥
Verse 8.95.6Defines the Vedic logic that praise (giraḥ, ukthāni) ‘increases’ Indra and that the worshipper seeks to win his pauṃsyāni (manly powers) as an attained possession.Read verse 8.95.6 →
indra śuddho hi no rayim
Verse 8.95.9The ‘śuddha’ refrain-like emphasis: Indra’s purity is tied to all key boons—wealth, treasures, obstacle-slaying, and the awakening of vāja (victorious force).Read verse 8.95.9 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Soma-drinker (somapā)
  • Vṛtra-slayer (vṛtrahan)
  • Bestower of wealth and treasures (rayi, ratna-dātṛ)
  • Strengthener through praise (uktha-vardhana)
  • Lord of vāja (victorious force)
  • Gīrvāṇa (delighting in song)
  • Śuddha (pure/clarified, in this hymn’s emphasis)

Also by this seer

  • Part of the broader RV 8 Indra hymn-cycle used in Soma rites and Indra-stotras
  • Shares themes and diction common to Eighth Maṇḍala praise-poetry: gir/uktha amplification of Indra, winning of pauṃsyāni (manly powers), and vāja (victorious force)

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the Soma (pressings/filtration), establishing purity/clarity of the offering (śuddha theme).
  • Recite Indra-invocations calling the ‘bright pressings’ to flow toward him and inviting him to drink.
  • Offer Soma into the fire/into the rite while chanting ukthas and stotras that ‘increase’ Indra.
  • State the desired fruits: possession of Indra’s powers (pauṃsyāni), treasure (ratna), and vāja; request removal of obstructions (vṛtra).
  • Conclude with reaffirmation of Indra’s purified might and the sacrificer’s alignment with successful action.

Offerings

  • Soma juice (sutāsaḥ, andhas)
  • Ghee/oblations customary to Indra rites (as ancillary offerings)
  • Praise-poetry (giraḥ, ukthāni) as the ‘verbal offering’

Frequently Asked Questions

It invites Indra to the Soma offering and praises him as the victorious power who, when strengthened by hymns, grants wealth and removes obstacles.

‘Śuddha’ highlights Indra as clarified, effective force—pure in giving treasures, pure in striking down obstruction, and pure in awakening vāja (victorious energy).

It functions as an Indra-stotra around Soma pressing: the priest recites it to draw Indra near, offer Soma, and ask for victory, strength, and prosperity.

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